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No. 739,515. PATENTED SEPT. 22, 1.903. v T. H. SYMINGTON.

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APPLICATION FILED FEB. 9, 1903.

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PATENT OFFICE.

JOURNAL-BOX LID.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 739,515, dated September 22, 1903. Application filed February 9,1903. Serial No. 142,609. (No model.)

.To aZZ whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, THOMAS H. SYMINGTON, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Fidelity Building, Baltimore, Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Journal-Box I Lids, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in journal-boxes, and particularly to the construction of the lid therefor; and the particular object of my invention is to provide a lid of the hinged type which will rest firmly on its seat all the way round and which will be held tightly to the seat, whereby the lid will form a dusttight cover for the box.

With these objects in View the invention relates to'certain constructions and combina-, tions of parts, the preferred form of which will be first particularly described and the invention pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the'drawings, wherein like parts are represented by the same referencenumeral wherever they occur, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a journal-box, partly in section, showing my lid applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a front view of the box, partly in section; Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the lid open. Fig. 4 is a detailed perspective viewof a corner of the lids, showing one of' Y the lugs and the form of opening therein by which the lid is hinged to the box.

1 designates a journal-box of any desired type provided with the usual opening in its front, the opening having the seat 2 running round the same, on which the lid 3 is adapted to rest.

4 4 are a pair of earssuitablyspaced apart and preferably formed integral with the box. I have shown these ears as extending up from the top of the box; but it is to be understood that these cars could be placed at the sides or bottom of the box, if desired, without departing from my invention. 4

The lid 3 is provided with a pair of cars 5 5, preferably and as shown at the upper corners of the lid, and 6 is an elongated open ing passing through the cars by which the lid is pivoted to the box, the elongated opening extending at right angles to the plane of 4 and 5 and on which the coverswings.

bolt 7 passes, and thishead is provided with tion 16 of the head when the seat when the box is closed, as shown in Fig.

the lid. The purpose of having this opening elongated will be hereinafter described.

7 is a bolt passing through the pairs of ears AS shown, this bolt is provided at one end with a head 8 and at the other cndwith a slot through which the cotter-pin 20 is passed to hold the bolt in position. It will be understood, however, that any other form of securing means might be used to hold the bolt'in place.

Pivoted on the bolt between the ears 4: is an arm or lever 9, the arm having a head 10, provided with an opening through which the a flat portion 11. Immediately in the rear of the head 10 I provide on the box a cored-out projection 12, and in the cored-out portion of this projection I place a plunger 13, which in the form shown is hollow, and in this I place a spring 14, one end of which extends into and bears against the inner end of, the

plunger, the other end bearing against the plug '15, which preferably and as shown is screw-threaded into the projection 12. This plunger is adapted to bear on the upper corner of the flat portion 11 when the box is cl0sed,asshown in Fig. 1, and upon the porbox is open,

as shown in Fig. 3.

17 is a lug provided near the center of the cover 3 within the area of the seat under which the outer free end of the arm 9 engages. By this construction it will be seen that theplunger 13 will hold the lid 3 to its 5 1, and'will hold the lid up when the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 3. Because of the elongated openings 6 the lid is free to move toward and away from its seat without interference by the pivot-bolt 7. Hence when pressure is exerted on the center of the lid by the arm 9'the pressure will be equally distributed uponthe seat all the way round,

and this equal distribution of pressure will not be interfered with by the pivot bolt, 5 whereas if the opening 6 was the size of the bolt the bolt would support the lid on one side and might prevent its contact with the seat on the pivot side.

While I have described what I believe to too be the preferred form of my invention, I desire to have it understood that many modifications and mechanical changes might be made therein without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination with a journal-box provided with a seat, of a lid hinged to the box, pivot by which the lid is hinged, an arm hinged to the box on the same pivot by which the lid is hinged, a spring bearing on the arm and adapted to hold the lid to its seat, the pressure of the spring being exerted on the lid through the arm only at a point within the area of the seat.

2. The combination with ajournal-box,provided with a seat, of a lid hinged to the box, the lid part of the hinge being provided with an elongated opening extending at right angles to the plane of the lid, a spring-pressed arm bearing on the lid only at a point Within the area of the seat, whereby the lid will be firmly held to its seat all the Way round.

3. The combination with a journal-box provided with a seat, of a lid provided with lugs, the lugs being provided with elongated openings, projections on the box provided with openings, a bolt passing through both sets of the openings, whereby the lid is hinged to the box, a spring-pressed arm pivotally mounted on the bolt and bearing on the lid within the area of the seat on the box, whereby the lid 7 will always be held firmly to its seat.

4. The combination with a journal-box provided with a seat, of a lid hinged to the box, a lever pivoted on the box having one end bearing on the lid Within the area of the seat, and aspring adapted to bear against the other end of the lever.

5. The combination with a journal-box provided with a seat, of a pair of lugs on the box spaced apart and provided with openings, a lid provided with lugs having openings therethrough, a bolt passing through both sets of openings to pivot the lid to the box, and a spring-pressed arm pivoted on the bolt and adapted to have its free end bear against the lid within the area of the seat.

6. The combination with ajournal-box provided with a seat, of a lid, means for pivotally connecting the lid to the box, one part of the pivotal eonnectionbeing provided with an elongated opening extending at right angles to the plane of the seat when the lid is closed, whereby the lid may move-in relation to its pivot toward and away from the seat, and a spring-pressed arm mounted on the box and adapted to bear against the lid with in the area of the seat whereby the lid will be held firmly against the seat all the way around when the lid is closed.

Signed by me at Baltimore, Maryland, this 2d day of February, 1903.

THOMAS H. SYMINGTON. WVitn'esses:

FELIX R. SULLIVAN, ERNEST A. KATZENBERGER. 

